Insignia device



June 24, 1930. H. J. PEELE I 1,767,550

INSIGNIA DEVICE Filed Out. 10, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 V I/YVENTOR A. IFEEL 6' Arron/1E7 June 24,1930. H J, PEELE I 1,767,550

INSIGNIA DEVICE Fil ed Oct. 10 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 llYVE/YIUR ll. IPft'Lt' Arm/mar Patented June 24, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT oi EREWARD:r. rnnnn, or 1. ouis, vrrssounr, essrenon To" s. e. AnAras s'rAMr &STATIONERY COMPANY, orv s'r. Louis, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION or MISSOURIINSIGNIA :onvrcn Application filed. OctoberIO, 1927. Serial No. 225,075.

example, as those commonly employed for indicating the" street number ofa house.

Metal numerals as well as metal letters are employed in a varietyofuses, and in order efficiently to perform their function itisnecessary that their surfaces remain clear and distinct during use inorder that they may bedistinguished from a distance.

It is common in the use of such devices to seat them firmly against awall of a building or other structure and to secure them rigidly intheir seated position. When so fastened they are subject to oxidation orsimilar defacement by reason of comin in contact "D with atmosphericmoisture and, in the event that they are located out of doors, they aresubject not only to rain that comes in direct contact with them but alsorain and discoloring matter contained in the support which I accumulatesand runs down over the face of the insignia devices.

A still further use to which devices of this character are commonly putconsists in affixing them to telephone, telegraph or railway poles, andthe like, to indicate the number of each pole or to indicate informationpertaining to the attachments carriedby the poles or other informationof any kind, and when so used they are very likely.

V to become obliteratedowing to the fact that creosote or latex, withwhich poles are very often i1npregnated,-'exudes during warm weather andpours over the surfaceof the insignia devices. By treating the metal ofthe devices in such a way thatit is rendered impervious to rust, many ofthe disadvan tages mentioned above may be overcome, but there remainsthe danger of the 1I1S1gIl12t becoming partially or completelyobliterated bythe collection upon its outer surface of dirt and' othermatter which is washedthereon from the surface to which With theforegoing considerations in view the present invention has for animportant object thereof the provision'of an improved insignia deviceconstructed in such'a-manner.

that when affixed to a flat support it will stand outwardly therefrominwhich position the surface of the insignia will be impassablebyliquids flowing acrossthe surface of the support.

A-feature of the invention consists in providing a metal insignia withprojections extending from the rear face of the insignia in.

such a mannerth'at theprojections will be the only parts of ;theinsignia togcontact with a support to which the insignia is af- Afurther feature of the invention "consists of pressing the projectionsout of the material of which the insignia is made. Forming theprojections in this waypermits the im proved insignia to be manufacturedeconomically and at substantially the cost of the ordinary insigniadevice.

Other features and objects of the in vent1on will become apparent from areading of the following description-inthe light of section taken linel4;of- Fig. 3, and., V

Figs. 5, 6, 7, 8 and time each viewsjin perspective showingmodifications of-Tthe invention. 1

. As shown in the drawings the reference numeralI indicates verticalsupport, such, for example, as ahouse'front,telephone pole ,'etc., towhich there" is affixed by m'eans of nails 12, or other similarfastenings, the "metal insignia 14 shown inFigs. 1. to .5

inclusivefherein, the form of a numeral seven; I .m

.As shownin Fig.1- and 2,-the insignia 14:

i is providedlwith a plurality: of semi-spherical projections '16extending rearwardly' fromgthe insigniapandit is to be observed that theprojections 1 are so arranged andspaced that when the .insigniafisaffixedto the support only the projections will be in contact with thesupport.

While the projections have been illustrated in. Figs. 1 and 2 of thedrawings as comprising a semi-spherical shape, it is to be understoodthat the invention contemplates the employment of other forms ofprojections, as, for example, that illustrated in Figs. 3 and a whichtriangular projections are stamped out of the metal to extend rearwardly of the insignia 14; Fig. in which the insignia is provided withcounter-sunk depressions having openings 22 for receiving the fastenings12 formed at the bottom of the depressions; Fig. 6 in which counter-sunkdepressions are of a suficiently small, diameter that large heads 24 ofthe fastenings may rest upon the surface of the insignia ad acent to thedepressions; Fig. 7 in which rectangular projections 26 are pressedrearwardly out of the metal of the insignia; Fig. 8'in which an elonated groove or depression 28 is provided at its bottom with openings 30for receiving the fastening's 12; and Fig. 9 in which a V-shaped grooveis pressed in the insignia.

It is to be'appreciated that all of the various modified forms of theinvention efficiently carry out the idea of aflixing the in signia to asupport in such a manner that it will extend outwardly therefrom, and itis also to be realized that still further modifications may be providedwithout departing from the spirit and scope of the metal surface of theinsignia without bending or otherwise causing distortion of the metal. 7V 7 Having thus described my invention, which I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A metal insignia comprising a one piece, stamped out member shaped tothe desired form, a hollow extension on said member to spacesame fromthe element by which it 1S supported, said extension being arranged incontact with said supportand being provided with an aperture formed in awall thereof, a headed .fastening'devi'ce extended through said apertureand into said support to secure the insignia to the support, the entirehead portion of said fastening device including the} outer face there"-of beingspa'ced'inwardly of the outer surface of the insignia. Y

2. A metal insignia comprising a onepiece, stamped out member shaped tothe desired form, said member having a depressed portion to provide anintegrally formed hollow extension to space said. mem- 3 ber from theelement by which it is supported, said extension being arranged incontact with said support and being provided with an aperture formed ina wall thereof, and a headed fastening device ex- 1

